How did the Romanticism model in dance, which originated in France, develop in Italy, particularly starting with ballets that became benchmarks for the culture of the time, such as La Sylphide (Paris, 1832), which launched the canon, and Giselle (Paris, 1841), which established it? This essay aims to investigate the connections between Paris and Italy, or rather between Paris and the Italian provinces around the middle of the century, with the additional aim of contributing to the emerging Italian model of Romanticism in dance. The discussion revolves around an exemplary case, that of Bologna, a city that is not particularly large but culturally vibrant, so much so that it was a place frequented by opera and dance artists and a hub for semi-specialized publications, which cultivated not only the audience but also the commercial dimension necessary to keep dance, opera, and musical performances alive, and which today have become a valuable documentary source.
Come si declina in Italia il modello di Romanticismo in danza definitosi in Francia, in particolare a partire da balletti che diventano punti di riferimento per la cultura del tempo, come La Sylphide (Parigi, 1832), che lancia il canone, e Giselle (Parigi, 1841), che lo consacra? Il saggio si propone di indagare le connessioni tra Parigi e l’Italia o, meglio, tra Parigi e la provincia italiana intorno alla metà del secolo, ponendosi anche il fine di contribuire a fare qualche cenno al modello italiano di Romanticismo in danza che comunque si va delineando. Il discorso si muove intorno a un caso esemplare, quello di Bologna, una città non particolarmente ampia ma culturalmente vivace, tanto da essere una piazza frequentata abitualmente dagli artisti della lirica e della danza e da essere luogo di attività di testate semi-specializzate, che coltivano non solo il pubblico ma anche la dimensione commerciale necessaria a fare vivere lo spettacolo di danza, operistico e musicale, e che oggi si sono trasformate in una preziosa fonte documentaria.
Cervellati, E. (2025). Echi e metamorfosi del “genio parigino”: la danza a Bologna nella prima metà dell’Ottocento. Bari : Di Pagina.
Echi e metamorfosi del “genio parigino”: la danza a Bologna nella prima metà dell’Ottocento
Elena Cervellati
2025
Abstract
How did the Romanticism model in dance, which originated in France, develop in Italy, particularly starting with ballets that became benchmarks for the culture of the time, such as La Sylphide (Paris, 1832), which launched the canon, and Giselle (Paris, 1841), which established it? This essay aims to investigate the connections between Paris and Italy, or rather between Paris and the Italian provinces around the middle of the century, with the additional aim of contributing to the emerging Italian model of Romanticism in dance. The discussion revolves around an exemplary case, that of Bologna, a city that is not particularly large but culturally vibrant, so much so that it was a place frequented by opera and dance artists and a hub for semi-specialized publications, which cultivated not only the audience but also the commercial dimension necessary to keep dance, opera, and musical performances alive, and which today have become a valuable documentary source.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.



